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• Re: no cold start/hard start relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Fri, 18 Jan 2002 19:03:03 -0800
  ...no cold start/hard start relay kit I really think that the problem comes from somewhere in the wiring. When I turn the key...
• stalls at start-up; needs to warm up at higher RPMs
  Historical mailing list - Debra Clark
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 20:21:51 -0700
  ...I also tried using the metal tube insulating foam to re-direct the cold stream of air (as a list-member had mentioned) and...
• Follow up on cold start problem.
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 4 Jun 2006 23:35:29 -0400
  I posted about a week or so ago on a cold start problem... almost all FI components were check, re-check and-or replace...
• 85 Westy A/C - Advice
  Historical mailing list - Chris Dixon
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 22:27:57 EDT
  ...Does anyone have one of these units that's been "134'd" and any experience on a decrease in cold output because of this...
• Re: Canadians
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 08 Feb 1996 17:17:30 -0600 (CST)
  ...Jamie Bishop On Thu, 8 Feb 1996, Joel Walker wrote: > well, it's almost Friday anyway ... > > HOW COLD IS IT? > > An annotated thermometer in...
• Re: Serious Friday question -- stalling a few minutes after cold start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 14:11:31 -0800
  ...I would not expect a 1.9 to have very good 'fast cold idle' though , but I do get them to not stall cold...
• Re: winter oil
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Mon, 6 Nov 2000 22:01:16 -0500
  The first number is a metric for the fluidity at cold temperatures. (Typically 0 degrees F, but my understanding is that different oil manufacturers...
• Re: Cold Start Unsolved: Help
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 13:03:00 -0400
  ...Assuming the vehicle runns good once warm, there is nothing I can think of that would funtion properly when warm and not cold. find...
• Re: Vanagon List Traffic... Bravo!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 09:42:15 -0400
  ...Vanagon cold idle problem My vanagon runs roughly on cold mornings! What could be wrong? --------------------------------------------- < then the replies roll in directly to ralph@ralph...
• Front air distribution box question.
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Woo Kim
  Sun, 30 Oct 2005 06:08:15 -0800
  ...On cold days it blows cold even with the heater valve fully open. When I open the heater valve It mixes with the hot...
• Re: Brrr - is it always so cold in a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 11:43:28 -0500
  ...totally exposed > to the elements, under the van/truck, that the cold air will cool the > water inside the hoses. I have thought of...
• Re: Cooling System Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 00:18:32 EST
  ...I would check it cold AND after it has reached operating temperature. I have seen hydronic systems test out good cold then, once up...
• AFM "plate" ?
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 21:53:19 -0500
  ...Should it have a fast idle during cold starts? Mine runs a bit poor when it's cold- if I don't clutch it...
• cold weather leaks
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Keeter
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 15:03:36 -0500
  Hi Volks, I have just noticed that when the weather turned cold, I devlope a coolant leak in my engine. When you wun the...
• Re: Damn has this list gotten ugly lately...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 23 Apr 2004 18:30:43 -0700
  Be the only thing on or in your van that is stone cold sober. Mike On 4/23/04 5:50 PM, "Aristotle Sagan...
• Re: Westy Winter Camping Suggestions..
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:51:42 -0700
  ...One problem with sleeping in the cold with the poptop down is that the inside of the van may get very wet. Not just...
• Re: Cold steering wheel
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:54:25 -0700
  RE: Steering Wheel Mike, add a Wheelskins cover. I list it as an important add on to my rig as the right tires...
• Seat cushions and drunken bears...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Mar 1996 07:59:35 -0500
  Dan Houg relates restuffing seat cushions to wrestling a drunken bear... I believe it does get cold and lonely in Minnesota ! Weston
• Re: COLD air vents!
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 00:41:53 -0600
  David, Thanks, but if I pointed them up, my eye lids would freeze closed, impairing my vision!! :>) Later, ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 85 GL [message/rfc822]
• Re: Cold blooded
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Thu, 26 Feb 1998 06:08:14 -0800
  ...The engine will get warm to the touch, but the "crossover pipes" > > stay cold, and the heater blows cold air. The only thing I...
• Re: Cold weather
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 1 Mar 2011 14:20:25 -0600
  ...Every time the > > weather gets cold, the van will not start. The battery dies and it has to be > > jumped. > > > > Anyone have ideas what...
• Re: Vanagan Runs Too Cold
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Jan 1996 13:10:02 -0500
  In a message dated 96-01-06 00:03:04 EST, twcs@rollanet.org writes: >I have an 83 Vanagan Waterboxer that runs cold...
• Re: Brrr - is it always so cold in a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 21:32:35 -0500
  ...Any comments on heater output in very cold weather? Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler On Sat...
• Can you charge a battery that is still in the vehicle? (Was: Cold Start problem)
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 11:25:27 -0500
  ...in while its charging? Keep in mind it is pretty damn cold in my carport (-6C)... Thanks, Chris Gronski Toronto, Ontario, '80 Westy "Pokey...
• Re: Rough Idle on cold start, Oil Smells like Gasoline
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 17 Mar 2001 18:08:11 -0600
  ...Just had a tune up, but still have rough idle on cold start. If I step on the gas when cold it feels like...
• Re: Cold start 3 cylinder stalling and bucking idle insanity!!!
  Historical mailing list - Adam H. Behle
  Thu, 3 Feb 2005 00:54:04 -0500
  ...All this has resulted in no change of cold idle stalling/bucking >behavior. > >It seems like the fuel pressure regulator could be suspect, or...
• Volksiebus - 88 Transporter - Rough Running Engine
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 16 Jan 2014 21:22:44 -0600
  ...cold - engine starts and idles well. Conditions - ISV disconnected due to Idle issues O2 Sensor Disconnected to put ECU in default mode. Cold engine...
• What's this broken connector?
  Historical mailing list - brett rueff
  Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:23:22 +0000
  ...One set of hot/cold wires run to the main fuse panel area. The other set run to a connector that appears to be...
• /f Re: Type VII
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 1 May 1996 16:27:58 CST6CDT
  On 1 May 96, bill (w.r.) crick wrote: > When people ask about it, I tell them I have retrofitted the Type VII > Cold...
• Another confession
  Historical mailing list - Casey, Tim
  Thu, 16 Jan 97 10:46:00 PST
  ...Also, since it's cold in Minnesota this time of year, do I really have to worry about the van overheating? Seems like the...
• Re: Heater Refurbished Still Questions
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 30 Jan 2005 17:07:58 -0600
  Actually, all 86 and earlier WILL have cold air coming out the dash vents at all times. *7 and later these were conditioned air...
• Re: end of camping season????
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 22:16:58 -0500
  We ONLY camp when it's cold. We backpack and westy-camp in a national wilderness area here in North Alabama (Bankhead National Forest...
• Re: Dometic Fridge on my 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Brian Walch
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 08:24:09 -0800
  ...110V almost always works, and is usually the coldest. 12V almost always works, but is usually the least cold. Most of the fridges aren...
• Hard start when cold
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 10:30:41 PDT
  ...I've noticed recently that the van doesn't like to start easily when it's cold. By cold I mean around 60-70...
• Re: black smoke
  Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
  Mon, 22 Feb 1999 23:36:23 -0600
  ...This would allow cold water from the radiator to flow around the coolant temp sensor for fuel injection quantity. The sensor would think the...
• Re: Update on leaking heads
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 9 Jan 2004 21:07:47 -0800
  ...When I am not working, or fixing her > vanagon, I run, and some parts get colder then others in sub-zero > temperatures. I was...
• Re: thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sat, 31 Mar 2007 19:18:54 -0800
  ...Especially on cold soaks and cold wx. So the worst cas senario I 'm thinking is a engine that is quickly up to operating...
• Re: low compression\rough cold idle-1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sun, 17 Nov 2002 21:15:37 +0000
  Well did you take the compression readings when the engine was hot or cold? Maybe you should check the compression readings again after flogging...
• Re: Fwd: * 10/4/2015 Needed NOW! Vanagon (1981) ONLY starts when cold /How To FIX this advice. PLEASE . . .
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 5 Oct 2015 16:21:57 -0500
  ...Fine when cold - throws the breaker when the wire gets hot. In your case not likely because the car has been in use. In...
• Re: No heat at stoplights.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 7 Jan 2010 16:47:20 -0800
  ...If it's cold enough, and the load on the engine is low enough, ( like driving downhill with a cold engine ) and with heater...
• Re: it's cold in MT and my van won't start
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 2 Nov 2011 09:06:19 -0700
  ...I've noticed > on other cold mornings (not this cold) that the van will start fine, > but I have to keep my foot on...
• Re: Alaska; Okay, How Cold Is It? Vanagon Content
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 9 Dec 2009 19:54:46 -0600
  ...Okay, How Cold Is It? Vanagon Content > > >> When I lived in the Far North - it wasn't cold until below zero F. It >> would...
• Re: Quick troubleshooting question
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:04:13 -0600
  ...Of course, it was winter in Canada, so "cold" meant REAL COLD. The solution was to snip off the broken part of the plug...
• Re: Okay, How Cold Is It? Vanagon Content
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 9 Dec 2009 17:45:00 -0600
  When I lived in the Far North - it wasn't cold until below zero F. It would often get down around -35F and just...
• for eurovans: some bosch information
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 12 Aug 94 14:39:40 CDT
  ...450 905 005 Fuel Pump GFP 343 0 580 453 012 Cold Start Valve 0 280 170 462 Oxygen Sensor w/Connector 0 258...
• ] more hoses to leak
  Historical mailing list - Brian Honan
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 09:31:31 -0500
  ...Honan ,&nbsp;</P> <DIV></DIV> <P>Pittsburgh Pa ,&nbsp;&nbsp; cold,, cold,, cold,,,</P> <DIV></DIV> <P>&nbsp;</P><br clear=all><hr>Get...
• '81 Vanagon Auto Tranny Question
  Historical mailing list - June Kinerson
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 23:20:32 -0400
  ...I note of late that when I drop it into drive after a cold start after sitting overnight, it seems that the engine has...
• Re: Overflow coolant Tank
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 26 Feb 2006 07:23:05 -0600
  Tim, You didn't mention whether the engine was hot or cold. When cold the expansion tank should be full and there should be...
• Re: AC under rear seat?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Wed, 9 Jul 2008 22:10:40 -0700
  ...Gotta blow the cold air hard enough from under the back seat to get cold air to the windsheild. Ultimately, Jeff has the right...
• INTERMITTENT FLASHING OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WHEN COLD -- 1984 1.9L ENGINE
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 12 May 2017 12:30:58 -0400
  Oil pressure light will intermittently flicker on when engine is cold. Flickering stops within a minute or so, and sometimes does not happen at...
• Re: Peel and Seal Complete-Pics
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 24 Apr 2010 09:24:35 -0600
  ...I'm "guessing" that the heat/cold exchange from ambient to interior is greatly affected as well. Especially driving in very cold climates, given...
• Occasional Sticky Lifter 87GL
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Fri, 31 Jan 1997 17:01:12 -0600
  ...I usually does this when cold but will also when started hot. It does it when cold and had not done it when last...
• Re: [Q] Bypassing Rear Seat Heat Exchanger
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 17 Oct 1997 19:12:20 -0400
  ...direction of heat now that the cold weather is approaching (for those of us who have cold weather). -Ron Salmon (gettin' a little chilly...
• Re: Fast German Auto chip--let's test it!
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 07:03:34 +0100
  ...Gotta get it up to about 100 mph at full throttle in cold weather > to get worst-case. The cold weather we have, but...
• Re: while on the idle topic
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 14:59:01 -0400
  ...while on the idle topic If I start my 84 westy cold. It will idle fine for about 1-2 minutes, start to sputter...
• Re: Air Cooled Vanagon Won't Start in cold weather
  Historical mailing list - Mark Sheflo
  Sat, 16 Nov 2002 11:33:34 -0800
  ...Sometimes the piston return springs get loose in cold weather. wink, G. Matthew Bulley Bulley-Hewlett www.bulley-hewlett.com AIM = IExplain4u +1.919...
• high idle speed
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 08:47:50 -0800
  ...This has started since it has gotten colder here in Portland. The idle speed is anywhere from 1200-2000 RPM most of the time...
• UNWANTED cold air from BEHR AC unit
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 11:41:34 -0500
  ...Anyway I drove back from Ottawa to Toronto last night and was overwhelmed by the amount of cold air flowing through the BEHR cnter...
• 82 running poorly when cold, any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Sat, 20 Aug 2005 15:18:26 -0400
  Hi folks, My 82 westy is running funny when cold. It's just running rough and has a lack of power. Feels regulated, like...
• Re: Dometic, Installing in a non-camper
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 15:23:58 -0600
  ...My Vitrifrigo is almost twice the capacity and actually stores enough of what I want to keep cold (including 4 ice trays) that I...